Connectionists: Call For Papers: WCCI 2014 Special Session on Cognitive Computing and Neuro-Cognitive Robots

[Huajin Tang]

Call For Papers: WCCI 2014 Special Session on *Cognitive Computing and
Neuro-Cognitive Robots*



*OVERVIEW*



The WCCI 2014 Special Session on *Cognitive Computing and Neuro-Cognitive
Robots* aims to reflect the efforts and achievements of the current
research stream, by inviting scientists and researchers to report their
state-of-the-art technologies and theories on computational modeling,
theory, experiments and applications. It is the continuation of the
previous successful events:

·         ICONIP 2011 Special Session on “Brain-Realistic Models for
Learning, Memory and Embodied Cognition”, Shanghai, China, 13-17 Nov 2011;

·         WCCI 2012 Special Session on “Brain Inspired Models of Cognitive
Memory”, Brisbane, Australia, 10-15 June 2012. The accepted papers has
successfully published as a special issue in Neurocomputing.

·         ICONIP 2013 Special Session on Neuro/Human-Robotics, Daegu,
Korea, 3-7 Nov 2013.



It has been a challenge in neuroscience and computer science for many years
to implement brain-style intelligence in an artificial neural system.
Artificial intelligence, developed by computer scientists is highly limited
in adaptive behavior and learning ability. Therefore, the synthetic neural
modeling approach by developing brain-realistic models and related
algorithms with robotic simulation has become a prevailing method to target
the core problem of brain-style intelligence, namely, cognitive computing.
Based on neuro-anatomic and physiological features of local cortical
regions and hippocampus as well as their integrated neuropsychological
characteristics, the synthetic neural systems are then embedded in robotic
system to emulate brain-style cognition and autonomy in a physical
environment.  To truly understand cognitive functions, it is necessary to
step out of modeling approach only and step into understanding how networks
of neurons represent information by integration technologies from different
disciplines, including computer science, neuroscience and robotics, to
understand the cognitive functions and computations  undertaken by the
brain.



Cognitive computing encompasses two essential problems: learning and
memory. In contrast to computer memory, cognitive memory is versatile,
performing both information storage and processing, that leads to higher
level cognitive functions, such as perception, prediction, and association.
The information is stored in a non-binary, structure-based, adaptive, and
experience dependent manner and is retrieved using contextual cues.
Learning of the information is in a parallel, distributed, and hierarchical
manner.





*TOPICS OF INTEREST*

 The special session welcomes all papers related to cognitive computing,
brain-inspired systems, and neuro-cognitive robots.Topics of interest
include but are not limited to:

·         Cognitive Computing and Brain-Computer Integration.

·         Cyborg Intelligence

·         Neural Circuits Modeling and Theory.

·         Neural Information Encoding and Decoding.

·         Neurophysiological Learning and Computing (STDP, Hebbian,
recognition, decision making, etc).

·         Embodied Cognition, Neuro-Robotics, Robotic Cognition and
Autonomy, etc.



*IMPORTANT DATES*

December 20, 2013:

Paper submission deadline.

March 15, 2014:

Notification of paper acceptance.

April 15, 2014:

Final manuscript submission deadline.



*SUBMISSION GUIDELINE*



1)    Information on the format and templates for papers can be found at:
http://www.ieee-wcci2014.org/Paper%20Submission.htm.

2)    Papers should be submitted via the online submission site for *IJCNN
2014*:
http://ieee-cis.org/conferences/ijcnn2014/upload.php.
Select the Special Session name in the Main Research topic dropdown list to
select the special session.





*SPECIAL SESSION ORGANIZERS*



Dr. Huajin Tang, Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore

Email: htang at i2r.a-star.edu.sg  webpage:
http://www1.i2r.a-star.edu.sg/~htang/



Prof. Gang Pan, Zhejiang University

Email: gpan at zju.edu.cn   webpage: http://www.cs.zju.edu.cn/~gpan



Prof. Zhaohui Wu, Zhejiang University

Email: wzh at zju.edu.cn



Prof. Kay Chen Tan, National University of Singapore

Email: eletankc at nus.edu.sg   webpage: http://vlab.ee.nus.edu.sg/~kctan/
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